Pediatric Expert Tips: Poison Ivy

6/18/2014

Summer means the kids are spending more time outdoors and are likely at greater risk of coming into contact with poison ivy. The oil in poison ivy, oak and sumac plants causes an allergic reaction in 60 to 80% of people who come in contact with it. Most of us just get a mild rash that can be treated at home, but some children get a severe rash that requires medical treatment.